The plaque reads..Chicago LandmarkOverton Hygienic BuildingBuilt 1922-23Built as the headquarters for the Overton Hygienic Company, one of the nation's foremost producers of African-American cosmetics,this structure also housed the Victory Life Insurance Company and Douglass National Bank, the first nationally chartered, African-American-owned bank. Offices on the second floor were rented to area physicians, lawyers, music producers, and architects. It is one of nine structures in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District.Designated on September 9, 1998Richard M. Daley, MayorCommission on Chicago Landmarks..

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